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| contamination | |
| 1. sost. contaminazione | |
| the contamination of water - la contaminazione dell'acqua | |
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| contamination | |
| 1. subst. The act or process of contaminating |  |
| 2. subst. Something which contaminates. |  |
| 3. subst. (linguistics) A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds. |  |
| 4. subst. (linguistics, etymology) The influence of one form (often from a foreign language) on the historical development of another form to which it may be related in meaning. |  |
| 5. subst. The process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose, usually by the addition or attachment of undesirable foreign substances. |  |